What medicine should I use for abrasions

If the abrasion is not very serious, there is no need to treat it specially. You can use some alcohol to help scrub the wound to prevent infection. You can also apply vitamin E or vitamin C. If it is infected, you should use iodine wet compress.

1. Vitamin E smear method

Vitamin E can penetrate into the skin to play its moisturizing effect. At the same time, vitamin E can also maintain skin elasticity. But you may not be familiar with the scar removal effect of vitamin E. Poke a hole in the vitamin E capsule with a needle, take out the liquid inside and apply it on the scar and gently massage for 5-10 minutes, twice a day. You will see better results if you persist.

2. Vitamin C smear method

Vitamin C has a whitening effect. Apply vitamin C to darker scars to whiten them and make them consistent with the tone of the surrounding healthy skin.

3. You can apply a little mercurochrome (chrome) on the wound. This medicine has an antiseptic effect and is less irritating. However, be careful not to use it with tincture of iodine, because both can generate mercuric iodide, which is corrosive to the skin; people who are allergic to mercury should not use it. It is not advisable to apply gentian violet to fresh wounds. Although this medicine has a strong bactericidal effect, it has a strong astringent effect. A hard scab is likely to form on the wound after application, and exudate accumulates in the tissue under the scab, which can easily cause infection.

4. Bandage the wound with sterilized gauze or clean cloth (you can iron it a few times). Small wounds do not need to be bandaged, but be careful to keep the wound clean and dry, and try not to get the wound wet before it scabs.

5. Treatment of infected wounds: If the wound is infected, wash the wound with light saline first and then apply gentian violet; or grind fresh violet yedoensis into powder, heat and disinfect it, add an equal amount of glycerin and twice the amount of water, mix it into a paste, apply it to the affected area, and change the dressing once a day or every other day. For early purulent inflammation of the skin and superficial soft tissue, the effect will be apparent after applying the medicine several times. You can also mash garlic to extract juice: take 1 part of garlic juice, add 3 to 4 parts of cold boiled water, and rinse the purulent wound. If necessary, you can also dilute the garlic juice by half and apply it on the skin, but garlic is somewhat irritating to the skin.